Ingredients

• 2 cups-basmati rice
• 1/2 lb - mixed vegetables (frozen)
• 1-big onion (sliced lengthwise)
• 2- tomatoes (finely chopped)
• 1/2 tsp- turmeric powder
• 1 1/2- red chilli powder
• salt
• 3 tbsps-coconut grated (optional)
• 4 tbsps- oil
• For grinding:
• 2 flakes-garlic
• 1 inch- ginger
• 5 pieces-cinnamon
• 4-cloves
• 2-cardamom

How to Make Vegetable Biriyani

• Wash rice and soak in 3.5 cups of water for 15 mins in the electric rice cooker.
• Wash the frozen pack of vegetables in warm water and add it to the uncooked rice.
• Heat oil in pan, simmer and add the ground paste first.
• Stir fry for 5 seconds, add the sliced onions and the required amount of salt.
• Once the onions start changing colour to a golden brown, add tomatoes, turmeric powder and red chilli powder.
• Grind coconut into a fine paste with just enough water and add this also to the rice.
• Mix everything with a ladle and just taste the masala water on top of the uncooked rice. It should taste extra hot and salty. Cook everything till done.
• Garnish with coriander leaves.